Boris Johnson was in Yate today, visiting a start-up bakery business and creating his own confections as he joined staff in the kitchen.

Boris Johnson in Yate cake shop Credit: ITV News West Country

On the Johnson menu - a dismissal of both the Liberal Democrat's plan for a second referendum and their electoral challenge in the region. He also cooked up his own new election battle cry, strong and stable has now been replaced by solid and sensible.

Boris learning what it takes to make top-notch cakes. Credit: ITV News West Country

The Thornbury and Yate constituency in South Gloucestershire could be keenly contested on 8 June as the Conservatives took it, narrowly, from the Liberal Democrats in 2015.

There were angry scenes this morning as people gathered to protest a lunch expected to be attended by Boris Johnson.

Around half a dozen people gathered to protest Britain's decision to leave the European Union - a campaign spearheaded by the Conservative MP.

Boris Johnson, who shocked many when he announced he was not running for leadership of the party, to have a private lunch with Tiverton & Honiton Conservatives.

Chants of "Boris is a liar, you're having lunch with a liar" could be head from the protesters.

The supporters could not be heard as Boris got out of his car - but instead he was greeted by a local resident who started by asking him his view on "leaving Europe" before moving on to England's calamitous crash out of Euro2016.

MP Jacob Rees-Mogg has backed Boris Johnson to be the next Conservative Party Leader.

In a statement the North East Somerset MP said he believed Johnson was best placed to carry out renegotiations with the EU for the UK's departure.

His calm response in the face of hostile verbal attack in the referendum debates showed his statesman like qualities and mastery of the detail.

In addition he has the verve and energy to be a great Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party. He has the sense to be a unifier and the charisma to be an effective representative of the nation on the world stage.

– Jacob Rees-Mogg

Boris Johnson is one of the front runners for the party leadership Credit: Mary Turner/PA